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Jack Underwood
 America at a Crossroads: Operation Homecoming - Writing the Wartime Experience (Edited for TV) $24.99 PBS' "Writing the Wartime Experience" documentary is a short look at soldier-writers, including my favorite "warrior writer," Anthony Swofford (author of "Jarhead"). Several writers read from their own writing, mostly essays and letters. The film doesn't capture any of the opposition from within the military regarding soldiers who write about their experiences unexpurgated; the best wartime writing is often viewed as unpatriotic, due to the critical thinking that it encourages in readers. "Writing the Wartime Experience" ignores any controversy surrounding the authors it highlights, and thus feels a little one-sided. |
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